The pictures are:
1. Barb and Miguel at a 13th cenury castle we toured
2. Buying pearls
3. The village of Valldemosa
It was another beautiful morning when we awoke. We were still in the Mediterranean and did not dock at the island of Mallorca, Spain until Noon. After breakfast, we laid out on the deck and then had lunch before getting ready to go ashore for our tour.
We were docked at its largest city, Palma and the yachts in the harbor looked right out of a movie. There are 400,000 people living in the town and another 400,000 living on the rest of the island.
Our guide, Miguel met us at the ship at 1:30pm and we set out for
a half-day tour of the city of Palma. Miguel and his wife operate their own tour business and he has lived in Palma all his life so he really knew the city and the island.
This is one of the best yacht basins in the Mediterranean and you cannot believe the miles of waterfront dedicated to huge yachts.
During the trip, we stopped at the Mallorca Pearl factory and Barb bought a beautiful pearl necklace, bracelet and earring set. The color is a pink haze.
Then we went across the street and visiting a bull ring which is still in use today as a major “sport” in the country of Spain.
Then after touring the city, we went up into the mountains to visit the small village of Valldemosa. This town dates back a long time ago and in the 1830’s the Spanish government confiscated monasteries and historic estates and they were sold to private owners. Michael Douglas owned a restaurant in this town also. It was a village out of a movie set, located on the mountain side and it was very beautiful.
At the end of the tour, we had Miguel drop us of at the end of the harbor and we walked the entire length, about 3+ miles.
Arriving back at the ship at 6:30 pm we relaxed on our patio for a while and then got ready for dinner.
Dinner was as usual fun and then we spent the rest of the evening on the pool deck at an outdoor party as the ship is staying overnight in Mallorca so there is no casino open.
Tomorrow we plan to go to a famous beach in the morning and then walk around the old city in the afternoon before the ship leaves at 5:00 pm.
Night from Palma.
1. Barb and Miguel at a 13th cenury castle we toured
2. Buying pearls
3. The village of Valldemosa4. Just a couple of the yachts in the harbor
It was another beautiful morning when we awoke. We were still in the Mediterranean and did not dock at the island of Mallorca, Spain until Noon. After breakfast, we laid out on the deck and then had lunch before getting ready to go ashore for our tour.
We were docked at its largest city, Palma and the yachts in the harbor looked right out of a movie. There are 400,000 people living in the town and another 400,000 living on the rest of the island.
Our guide, Miguel met us at the ship at 1:30pm and we set out for
a half-day tour of the city of Palma. Miguel and his wife operate their own tour business and he has lived in Palma all his life so he really knew the city and the island.This is one of the best yacht basins in the Mediterranean and you cannot believe the miles of waterfront dedicated to huge yachts.
During the trip, we stopped at the Mallorca Pearl factory and Barb bought a beautiful pearl necklace, bracelet and earring set. The color is a pink haze.
Then we went across the street and visiting a bull ring which is still in use today as a major “sport” in the country of Spain.
Then after touring the city, we went up into the mountains to visit the small village of Valldemosa. This town dates back a long time ago and in the 1830’s the Spanish government confiscated monasteries and historic estates and they were sold to private owners. Michael Douglas owned a restaurant in this town also. It was a village out of a movie set, located on the mountain side and it was very beautiful.
At the end of the tour, we had Miguel drop us of at the end of the harbor and we walked the entire length, about 3+ miles.
Arriving back at the ship at 6:30 pm we relaxed on our patio for a while and then got ready for dinner.
Dinner was as usual fun and then we spent the rest of the evening on the pool deck at an outdoor party as the ship is staying overnight in Mallorca so there is no casino open.
Tomorrow we plan to go to a famous beach in the morning and then walk around the old city in the afternoon before the ship leaves at 5:00 pm.
Night from Palma.
